Payments Assistant (HYBRID) needed in Stoke on Trent, £13.26ph PAYE - Reference: 52PA 3 days from home and 2 days office on Tues and Wed Job Purpose To assist in providing an efficient, effective and quality accounts payable function. Key Duties/Responsibilities 1. To assist in ensuring that all forms of supplier payments are accurately and promptly processed, adhering to legislative deadlines and timescales set by the department to pay external parties within agreed payment terms, dealing with invoice related queries from both internal departments and external suppliers in a professional manner. 2. Administer the invoice mailbox on a rota basis, batching invoices for import, dealing with missing information or errors and identifying opportunities to streamline or consolidate. 3. To exercise the necessary levels of verification and controls prior to processing supplier payments, including the checking purchase orders and verifying approvals where appropriate. 4. To assist in the maintenance of the payments system, including the insertion and amendment of accounts and assigning of Procurement classification codes to suppliers - working in close liaison with the Category Management team. 5. To ensure that new suppliers or amendments to existing records follow a strict, auditable process to verify address and banking details. 6. To assist in the administration and checking of the invoices associated with the Sub-Contractors Tax Deduction Scheme, checking their validity to fall within the scheme and providing payment details to the Payment Officer for verification with HMRC. 7. To negotiate with suppliers in relation to dispute, payment terms and invoice/ purchase order reconciliation processes. This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number. Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared. Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage. You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website www.essentialemploy.co.uk.